Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace with a pattern composed of a series of rough circles with small loops emerging from each along the bottom.

Blue lace making pillow, fully set up for lace making, with work in progress. The pillow is square with rounded corners, tightly stuffed with grasses or straw, covered with blue linen textile. A parchment lace-making pattern is pinned into position on the pillow; there is a length of finished lace, the near end of which is still in process. Approximately 60 threads and bobbins are attached and approximately 125 steel pins hold the thread in position on the pattern. Twenty-one spare bobbins are held in a pocket on the right hand side. A triangular pin cushion holds extra pins.

A piece of off-white textile. Raw edges on three sides, machine hemmed on fourth side, pieced at one edge.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a floral motif, a scalloped edge and three lobes on each scallop.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a three-lobed scalloped edge.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a three-lobed pattern.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a scalloped design. Each scallop has three small lobes with three smaller loops.

Thin cylindrical piece of bone that has a recessed area and a knob at one end and a metal loop with beads strung onto it at the other end. White thread is wound around recessed area. Eleven small and two deep grooves go around just above recessed area; deep grooves are painted red; similar groove pattern at beaded end. A name, Caroline, is written lengthwise on bobbin in small dots; line of alternating red and green larger dots on other side from name. The beads vary in size; the colours of the beads in order are: pink, clear, pink, white with painted flowers, clear, pink, and clear.

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. One black and silver glass button and eight small black beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire.

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. Two glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire.